Past Perfect and Past Perfect Continuous Tense Exercises

Test 1 : Make the past perfect continuous (positive)

1) I (work) ……all day, so I didn't want to go out..

2) She … (sleep) for ten hours when I woke her.
3). They … (live) in Beijing for three years when he lost his job.
4) When we met, you (work)… at that company for six months.
5) We (eat)… all day, so we felt a bit ill
6) He was red in the face because he (run) …
7) It (rain) … and the road was covered in water.
8) I was really tired because I (study) ...
9) We (go)… out for three years when we got married.
10) It (snow)… for three days.

Test 2: Past perfect simple.

Complete the sentences.

Example:
Carol wanted to fly to Dublin. She ___ by plane before. (never travel)
Carol wanted to fly to Dublin. She had never travelled by plane before.

It was 11 o'clock. Carol Parker ___at the Shaw Hotel five minutes before. (arrive)

She'd lost her way because she ___to Dublin. (never be)

Carol had a detailed map in her hanbag but she ___her glasses at home and could not read
it. (leave)

She ___the reception and ___about the way. (call, ask)

Finally, she ___in front of the hotel. (stand) She ___a couple of times before, but she had
never felt so miserable. (get lost)

Test 3: Past perfect continuous.

Rewrite sentences.

Example:
His driving too fast caused an accident.
He had an accident because he had been driving too fast.

He was relaxing all day. He felt better in the evening.

He felt better in the evening because he ___all day.

The ship sailed for two days. It landed in Nice.

The ship landed in Nice after it ___for two days.
After swimming all day they were hungry.
They were hungry because they ___all day.

Sarah thought about going to America. She decided to study there.

Sarah decided to study in America after she ___about going there for a while.

They walked all the way. They were tired.

They were tired because they ___all the way.

It snowed all night. I had an accident.

I had an accident after it ___all night.

Sue was happy after dancing with Peter all night.

Sue was happy because she___with Peter all night.